ijav
u
The Gbmttiohet
VOLUME 4, NUMBER 45
Jfc in ii II ii '
tr -
York (Nob.) Deniocrat: David B.
ftill will have no trouble keeping bis
' promise to retire from politics.
David City (Nob.) Press: Tlio dem
J ocratic leaders discredited the intelll-
gonce and integrity of tbo masses, and
met a Waterloo.
Holden (Mo.) Enterprise: We would
rather loso on principle than win on
poli'cy. If the eastern idoa is to pre
vail let it be republican.
East St. Louis (111.) Workman: The
result of the election clearly demon
strates ono fact, and that is that there
is only room in this country for but
one plutocratic party.
Platt8mouth (Neb.) Journal: Don't
get discouraged, democrats, pick
your flints and at 'em again, bearing
in mind that the democratic party uas
survived for over one hundred years
and that democratic principles are eter
nal. Wahoo (Neb.) Democrat: isn't it
about time to re-organize again? It's
been some little time now since wo
swapped issues and some of the boys
are feeling a-little monotonous. The
recent change of climate doesn't seem
to cheer them up perceptibly.
Spartansburg (S. C.) Free Lanca:
The "safe and sane" program has
proved a failure and has met with
greater disaster at the polls than any
thing unsafe and insane ever offered
the American people. It has been re
pudiated most emphatically and it can
scarcely ..be assumed that democratic
masses will ever- again permit the
party control to pass into plutocratic
and autocratic and undemocratic
hands. The party hereafter will bo
really and truly democratic and sooner
or later must succeed.
Wilmington (0.) Democrat: There
organization deniocrat has had his in
ning and is down and out. Tho decks
of the democratic ship can now be
cleared for action and the party will
be stronger than it has been sinco
1884.
Bowling Green (0) Democrat: There
is little doubt that Parker would have
received more votes if he had accepted
the platform as made by his 'party, and
not attempted to remodel it by send
ing that "gold" telegram to the St.
Louis convention.
Anoka (Minn.) Free Press: The pro
tective tariff is certainly a good thing
for some. It enabled Carnegie to ac
cumulate three hundred million dol
lars is a very short time. Where did
the money come from? From the con
sumers, who paid that much over and
above what the goods, which Carnegie
put out, were worth. See the poirii;?'
Aberdeen (S. D.) Deniocrat: The
democrat .party urider the "safe and
sane" leadership, lias suffered? the most
crushing defeat 'in the history; of ,tho
party. The Democrat hoped for a dif
ferent result. Parker was not person
ally responsible, for the disaster, nor
were his friends who secured his nomi
nation entirely responsible for this
adverse verdict. Roosevelt's personal
popularity, it must be admitted, wag a
tremendous factor. But the reason
Tvhich, mor than any other, caused
the unprecedented slump was that tho
democratic platform contained no posi
tive utterance for any progressive pol
icy to attract Voters, and even if there
had been, tho leaders who controlled
the convention and tho campaign were
distrusted by the great mass of the
voters in the party. They boasted of
their conversatism, but were too con
servative to define clearly what they
stood to conserve. The oil of progres
sive democracy will not mix with the
colorless water of conservative democ
racy. Millbank (S. D.) Review: The "safe
and sane" democracy of the east has
had its innings and a full and free op
portunity to-try to elect a democratic
president. They have ingloriously
failed and will now doubtless be con
tent to permit the west and the south
to undertake the task of' reorganizing
the party for the next presidential cam
paign. Senator Cockrell
Tho retirement of the Hon. Franci3
Marion Cockrell from the United States
cnate will tho biggest singlo loss the
democratic party sustained in state
or nation as the result of th repub
lican landslide. Expressions of regret
are lieard from all parts of the country
.over this turn in his political fortunes.
General .Cockrell has made almost :n
ideal-, American, senator. He4 has al
ways been dignified, careful apd .con
servative, attentive to the interests of
his constituents and a conscientious
and watchful student of public ques
tions and events. His actions have evor
been prompted by high motives Ho
never displayed any selfish personal
ambit ons or narrow partisanship in
the discharge of his duties. He has
been as honest and patriotic a states
man, probably, as ever represented a
state at "Washington. During his thirty
years of service there, he has made a
record which, though in no sense bril
liant, Is entirely honorable. Ho hag
enjoyed the respect of friend and foe
alike. Nevertheless Mr. Cockrell has
always been a pronounced and unwav
ering democrat and has regularly
helped- to fight the battles of his party,
He can not and does not expect a re
election at the hands of a republican
legislature. It would be unfair to
their own strong men ror the republi
cans not to displace him.
But there will be work and room,
for General Cockrell in Missouri when
ho has surrendered the emblems and
powers of office. As a private citizen ho
will be one of the most esteemed and
influential mon in the state. His poli
tical prestige will not be materially
weakened by defeat, as practically all
his party went down with him. In the
attempts that'will be made to rehabili
tate democracy in Misouri he will be
looked forward to as a leader and a
moral force. Kansas City Journal.
A Duet
.Tho celebrated soprano was in the
middle of her solo when little Johnny
said to his motHer, referring to tho
conductor. of the orchestra:
"Why does that man hit at the wom
an with his stick?", . .
"He is not hitting- at her," replied
his mother. "Keep quiet."
"Well, then, what is she hollerin'
for?" -Answers.
'"- r
Q
2Z,Q
V
)Mf
v n
".Z
' . NOW READY
;.. .Mr. Bryan's New Book....
..-.UNDER OTHER FLAGS...
A collection of the articles written by Mr. Bryan while in Europe, Cuba and Mexico, to
gether with a number of recent speeches, and lectures never before published in
. bck form. The character of the work is indicated in tjie following table of
- -
On the High'Seas. ,.'" - .',.
Tariff De1 ate in England. ,. " ,
Ireland and He Leaders. " ,' ' '-
Growth of Municipal Ownership."
Thanksgiving Address (London; Eng.).
France and Her People. " , .'.
Republic of Switzerland. - -
Three Little Kingdoms.
Germany and Socialism.
NTEKTS.
-Russia and Hor Czar.
-Rome, the Catholic Capital.
Tolstoy, the Apostle of Love.
Notes on Europe.
Peari of the Antilles.
Birth of the Cuban Republic &&-' ,
Mexico-First yisit. , ; f .u S ,;.. '.
,u.ur oiacer itepuDiic rjviexico.
Value of an Ideal.
"-)2 '
" "' ,'
..
A Conquering Nation. . if
Attractions of Farming.,
Holland Society Address.
Imperialism. . ,. " ".
"I Have Kept tUe Faith.". - "
(St. Louis Convention Speech.)
Naboth's Vineyard. ' '-'
British Rule In India.' . 47
Philo Sherjnaft Bennett. ''
Wonders of the West.
Mr. Bryan's personal Impressions of menand condition, abroad lend to thV book;, .pedal Interest for those who contemplate a Up 'to. foreign .here.
400 Pages, Handsomely Bound, Octavo
PRICE
mm OTHER FUGS, Postage Prepaid $1.35
witM T!E COMMONER, toe year, Ji.75
i
0
a
0
a
Uwiffi oxnaii plags will make an acceptable opniSTMAS git. Lot ua mail it for you, Send name
and addree. of your fnend with order, and we will mail tho book just before December 25th'.
Hemittance Must Accompuy ill Orders Tl-inJ ff nit nit A.t-i-w
Send Draft or P. 0. Meier Order to . 1 il E U)M M ONRP
Lincoln, Neb.
!
f
m
1
n
m
f
i
a
i
, . ' w, ' " ' - --JB.0
T 'I
nVv
t
M'
- i -
